Systems Engineer

A Systems Engineer is a professional who looks at whats going on in a system and figures out how to fix it, which sometimes means designing new solutions from scratch. In addition, they are responsible for providing advice regarding the appropriate hardware and/or software to ensure a clients computer system meets their needs.

Systems Engineer responsibilities include:

Managing and monitoring all installed systems and infrastructure
Installing, configuring, testing and maintaining operating systems, application software and system management toolsEnsuring the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.

Job brief
We are looking for a Systems Engineer to help build out, maintain, and troubleshoot our rapidly expanding infrastructure.

What does a systems engineer do
You will be part of a talented team of engineers that demonstrate superb technical competency, delivering mission critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance and security. Qualified systems engineers will have a background in IT, computer systems engineering, or systems engineering and analysis.

Responsibilities
Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructureInstall, configure, test and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools. Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availabilityMonitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixesMaintain security, backup, and redundancy strategiesWrite and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasksParticipate in the design of information and operational support systemsProvide 2nd and 3rd level supportLiaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.

Requirements and skills
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subjectProven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux based environments.Solid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g.,Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, Ruby, NGINX)Solid Cloud experience, preferably in AWSExperience with virtualization and containerization (e.g., VMware, Virtual Box)Experience with monitoring systemsExperience with automation software (e.g., Puppet, cfengine, Chef)Solid scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, Perl, Ruby, Python)Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)